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Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…
... with their own programming language and also had modems. However, ... those devices were black and white.
What ... be a merging of PC and portable devices. So that ... link between info on your computer and the portable device even whilst ... -
Will we see a return of the microcomputer?The glory days of the 80's are definitely in the distant, revered past, but I notice that computer makers are marketing more and more ultraportable l…
... be a merging of PC and portable devices. So that there ... link between info on your computer and the portable device even whilst ... a Google account and a free wifi cloud - and you're probably ... -
jet set willy multi playercant believe what ive just seen posted on retro remakes. mersey remakes, smila, scottige and ovine are doing a multi player jet set willy. what a gen…
... if YOU-Willy is red, and everyother-Willies are white as ... bastards collecting empty alcohol bottles and glasses around the mansion, I guess ... are still looking after some glasses.... not knowing others have ... around the house every now and then? I think it would ... -
Timex Sinclair 2068Hi guys. This is my first post here, the first of many, I hope.. :) I have a Timex Sinclair 2068 but don?t know much about it. It was given as a gif…
... loaded (which crashes your 2068 ) and it will also compile code ... the project to your real computer and finish it off there. Anyway ... does support it. For music and sound effects, Basic does ... emulation isn't working right and this causes the joystick emulation ... -
New Spectrum GameNow that Izzy Wizzy is finished I've been tinkering around with a few old routines over the past few days and put together a single-level demo of a S…
... on the side of the computer and performs a 'mind meld' or ... -
PC ProbsJust been given a PC to fix. Everything is now fine except the damn thing won't re-boot. It'll start up on a cold boot no probs, but it will not, e…
As I said earlier try a different power supply. I have had a similar problem in the past with my computer and fixed it by doing so. -
i am currently listening to........as i couldnt seem to find the old one, i didnt look that hard :P ive started a new one right after somebody asked me for some slayer ive rediscovere…
... deletes all mp3's from computer and winamp* LOL -
Uridium on the Speccy: definitive version?Uridium is one of the staples of the C64 shoot-em-up canon. I first played it on the Speccy twenty years ago, but became much more familiar with it …
... a great game on any computer, and much preferred the likes of ... Zynaps and Light Force from its ... to the Spectrum's strengths and are better games for ... machine that lacks hardware scrolling and sprites. They were proven utterly ... -
Keyboard Recognition problemHey Yo! After accidently breaking the old keyboard membrane in my ZX Spectrum 128k last week i have now replaced it with a new one. I have installed…
DEATH, have you sent the Spectrum yet. Sorry to be a pain and that. This is my 2nd day without an Amiga computer and i am going up the wall here.... i need my fix you see!!!! :)
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Keyboard Recognition problemHey Yo! After accidently breaking the old keyboard membrane in my ZX Spectrum 128k last week i have now replaced it with a new one. I have installed…
... 2nd day without an Amiga computer and i am going up the ... -
spectaclator and windows vistaanyone know if it will work on vista- I dont want to have to pay up again for a new version...
... for a free and open, but also private and secure computer and Internet experience ... ! Contact details and more information ... approved the StartCom Certification Authority and is scheduled to be included ... -
**Snarphing** Trufcupolistis ~twaintiesMeaded????
... i stay away from the computer and instead watch tv/get something ... over the years on forums and its weird as anything that ... want to go on the computer instead of watching tv/eating ... -
**Snarphing** Trufcupolistis ~twaintiesMeaded????
... i stay away from the computer and instead watch tv/get something ... over the years on forums and its weird as anything that ... want to go on the computer instead of watching tv/eating ... -
i'm not a peado, but.....how come when i do some work on my PC, it gets deleted, the IT helpdesk are no help what-so-ever in finding it.
... down that theyre sick and the scum of the ... was gonna get nicked) and admitted to it but SAID ... until they checked his computer and the dozy prat had ... his computer
Thankfully all 3 were arrested and are ... these sick f*ckers and get them arrested as ... -
BBC will be Apologising for there 911 hit piecein the next couple of days. Should my faith be restored in the BBC again, we shall see. After all, it was Panorama that proved 7 of the hijackers ar…
... in my bedroom. Now my computer and bed are against opposite walls ... and the electric radiator is now ... -
TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …
... 6847, mode and color set and you support them ... traits... bits / pixel and resolution (aspect ratio).[/QUOTE]< ... reason to use specific computer variants is if there ... is something on that computer that is unique ... a) I like that computer and b) others request a ... -
The best magazineHere it is folks, the battle of the titans. Which was the best magazine for us Spec-chums? As I'm not entirely unbiased, let's have a poll :)
... Spectrum magazine (well, any computer or console magazine) ever, ... around 1989/90) all computer and console magazines had lost the ... magazines in the 1980s; Computer and Video Games (my mate ... available for other machines) and Personal Computer Express (I think ... -
Spectrum +3 Problem & A Modification IdeaThis is a dual post. And it's also my first post, so I apologise if I get stuff wrong lol. My mate bought a Spectrum +3. I'm unsure about how many d…
... played primarily on the keyboard, and it will be running Linux ... Spectrum into a fully fledged computer. And it will still run as ... -
TommyGun 0.9.x updates** Should be available via the utilities page soon! Please be patient :-) ** I'll be posting all future updates in this thread, instead of creating …
... that a) I like that computer and b) others request a specific ... I in 1979. My first computer was a Coco so I ... friend had an Apple II and I spent a lot of ... -
speccy +2 rgb socket driving me crazy!until today I was using RGB pins 1 and 2 for composite out. Tonight I suddenly get mad and decided to build a proper RGB Scart cable. Having read P…
To be sure that the 5v doesn't hurt pin 16 on your tv, you usually only need a resistor at ca 1K in series between the computer and pin 16. All tv's have internal circiuts to prevent this voltage from getting too high anyway. -
25 years of gamesWith the anniversary fast approaching I wanted to start some discussions about the last 25 years of the Spectrum firstly of course comes game Which…
... respects, full of originality, experimenting and thrill made by a true ... . All it takes is a computer and plenty of patience."
sheer ... a quarter of century later and going to remain one forever ... -
Spritual successor to the Speccy1988-1995 - Atari ST/STe/Falcon 1995-2000 - ? hmmm ? 2000-2006 - Playstation 2 with a keyboard 2007- ?
... (the old school definition) a computer and extend its capabilities in unseen ... is what the Sinclair machines and the 8 bit world in ... general encouraged us to do, and something that has been lacking ... -
AV CableI have purchased an AV Cable for my Sega Mega Drive. Since it has a 5 Pin DIN connector, which fits into the 8 Pin DIN socket, I presume it will wor…
... one console into another console / computer you may give the e ... could damange both the console / computer and the television. -
Dead +2B, help required...It was bought defective on ebay. It came with two faults: a "dead" power supply (it was the fuse) and a faulty main unit. The power supply is now re…
... only difference between spanish machines and english machines were the keyboard ... symbol, and spanish keyboard includes ?, ?, ? and ? characters) and some labels in the computer and the ... power source.
The computer is as ... -
Desert Island TapesYou have been shipwrecked on a desert island with a (solar powered) Speccy (solar powered) tape deck, leads, joystick, kempston interface, 14 inch (s…
I don't think 1 tape would be enough for me I'd have to eat the computer and said peripherals to survive instead. -
ZX81 - 64mb queryI know this is a spectrum forum but hopefully someone out there may know the answer to my question. I buy and sell old sinclairs and have sold numer…
... = "Kilobits" then 16K = 2 Kilobytes and 64K = 8 Kilobytes. IMO howeer ... have involved mailing in the computer and whatnot and I doubt anyone would ... is asserted when fetching instructions and this buggers up the video ... -
Computers in movies - good readOld, but should be enough to make you chuckle, laugh, or remember those moments when you wanted to jump through the screen and punch someone in the f…
... interviewed real life CSI officers, and every single one of them ... press a button on a computer and instantly make a photo of ... the writer necessarily, the producers and designers on a series can ... what happens to their ideas and scripts, sometimes they're mangled ... -
Computers in movies - good readOld, but should be enough to make you chuckle, laugh, or remember those moments when you wanted to jump through the screen and punch someone in the f…
... , press a button on a computer and instantly make a photo of ... -
16-bit WarsDoing a 8-bit war is a bit of a no-brainer but what's your 16-bit fave, Multiple votes are allowed
... t vote as the Megadive and the SNOOZE, hold joint ... ditched their 8-bit micros and had been getting these.< ... paying 500 quid for a computer, and that was that. I ... it's a classic), and Kirbys Fun Pak. I loved ... was in all the mags, and quite ferquently too.
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The Unofficial Official 25th Anniversary celebrations and Website announcement threadAs Martijn's going to be away during the festivities, can people report what they're doing here please, as and when they have something to announce. …
HAPPY 25 BIRTHDAY TO SINCLAIR SPECTRUMS,AND HERE TO ANOTHER 25 YEARS.I AM NOW THE PROUD OWNER OF SINCLAIR + COMPUTER AND SOON WILL ALSO GET THE 128K VERSION AS WELL:grin:
